Monthly Archives: May 2011

Man Candy Mondays: Penis love

Ok, this isn’t really technically man candy but no matter – is it not one of the sweetest sex pictures you’ve ever seen? It’s from somebody’s Tumblr, I’m afraid I can’t remember where. I do wish that everybody (who wants … Continue reading

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Taking one for the team

Friday night, anti-porn campaigner Gail Dines rounded off her interminably long trip to Australia with a last hurrah at Melbourne’s Trades Hall. I was there, apparently alone, taking one for the team. From the moment I stepped inside I felt … Continue reading

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The best studies are sex studies 1: Lives and voices of highly sexual women

This post is the first in a series I’m going to do looking at some study or other that I’ve come across. I can’t promise timeliness – today’s study is close to a decade old – but I will actually … Continue reading

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Man Candy Mondays: Here’s Johnny!

Things I adore include: Mexico, shoulder-length hair, shirtlessness and Johnny Depp. The 1995 film Don Juan de Marco combines these four of my favourite things. Stills for your (actually my) pleasure… Resplendent in black and white: Sexing: More sexing!: More … Continue reading

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What men want

So, Slutwalk, hey? You heard of this thing? /jokes/ I don’t want to re-hash the Slutwalk fors and againsts that everyone has heard a couple dozen times, but I do want to comment briefly on one of the criticisms that … Continue reading

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In (qualified) defence of Twilight

The other day I bought the Eclipse soundtrack for $10 at a going-out-of-business Borders. What? The music is good! Florence and the Machine! Sia! Band of Horses! Don’t judge me. Anyhow, the purchase got me thinking. Not only have I … Continue reading

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Man Candy Mondays: Soapy !

I’m not really one to watch soaps, but as my housemate can attest, at 27, I’ve developed a new appreciation for Home and Away. Behold: Steve Peacocke And again: You just gotta make sure you don’t accidentally catch the last … Continue reading

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Group sex observations 1: letting go of being nice

Lengthy backstory… Some years back, when I was a uni student at the very tail end of my teens, I got into a long-term relationship with a guy who was a Chomsky devotee, an activist, a vegan, the whole bit. … Continue reading

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